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Vaccinate livestock against anthrax now, says Vet

Now is the time to have livestock vaccinated against anthrax. “Cattle should to be vaccinated before they’re turned out into the pasture,” says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian. “Producers will be working their cattle in the next several weeks, so this is the perfect time to get their livestock protected against  Read More »

Our Food Supply is Vulnerable to Attack by Mary Sanchez

The heartland label “breadbasket of the world” brings to mind homey comforts, until you begin viewing agriculture as the FBI does. If terrorism means planes into buildings and bombs planted in subways, consider the potential vulnerabilities of our food and water supplies. Both could be targets for contamination, triggering mass panic, catastrophic death tolls and  Read More »

S. Korea reports additional case of foot-and-mouth disease

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported an additional case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Wednesday, a week after the government lowered the alert level for the highly contagious disease by one notch.

Agroterrorism: Managing Risk In The Food Supply Chain

Terrorism is a threat we face every day. Air travelers, especially, accept security scans and pat downs at airport check-ins as a way of life. America’s food supply also is receiving increased scrutiny from companies and government agencies working to make sure food products are safe from farm to fork.

Federal Food Safety Agencies Spared Major Cuts

Key food safety agencies will likely escape major budget cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, according to new details released by Congressional appropriators.Though lawmakers reached an historic agreement late last Friday to avoid federal government shutdown up against an expiring stop-gap budget measure, the details of the roughly $38 billion in cuts in  Read More »

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